The UN-GGIM will hold its 7th session from 31 July to 4 August 2017 at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. The UN-GGIM will specifically consider marine geospatial information...

The International Board on Standards and Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors and Nautical Cartographers (IBSC) recognised and approved Coast Survey’s certification programme in cartography (CAT-B) at its 40th meeting in Wellington,...

Lieutenant Pope McArthur was appointed a midshipman in the United States Navy in 1832 and followed a fairly conventional career path for the first few years of his career. He...

In October 2015, Capt Brian D. Connon assumed the role of director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Maritime Safety Office. The organisation is an important, although not always visible, link in...

Ordnance Survey’s ninth Geovation® Challenge launched on 1 December 2015, and sees Britain’s mapping agency offering development funding and places on its Geovation programme for ideas that can improve the...

Darwin, Australia, is world-renowned for its rich and diverse landscapes. However, as a scientific exploration party has just found out, there is an equally diverse and previously undiscovered region of...

Capt Brian D. Connon assumed the role of Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Maritime Safety Office. Prior to his arrival, he served as the Superintendent of the US Naval...

These are exciting times in the geomatics and hydrographic industry. Innovative solutions are being developed, integration is the main keyword and the big players are acquiring smaller companies that add...

George Davidson, whose name is indelibly connected with the survey of the West Coast of the United States, spent most of the sixty-one years between 1850 and 1911 in service...

Spectrum (Norway) has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Fugro’s multi-client library for a price of USD115 million on a cash- and debt-free basis. The transaction is fully...